Austria vacation overview.
Austria has 26 public holidays in 2026, which makes it easier to map out vacations before you spend paid leave.
OffDay checks how weekends and official holidays connect so you can quickly spot the longest breaks and smarter travel windows in Austria.
PTO optimization matters because a small number of leave days can unlock much longer breaks. The current best opportunity turns 5 vacation days into 11 consecutive days off.
Key statistics.
Automatically calculated from the holiday calendar and OffDay suggestion engine.
Public holidays.
Search every official holiday returned for Austria in 2026.
Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1, 2026 | Thursday | Weekday holiday |
| Epiphany | January 6, 2026 | Tuesday | Weekday holiday |
| Daylight Saving Time starts | March 29, 2026 | Sunday | Weekend holiday |
| Good Friday (regional holiday) | April 3, 2026 | Friday | Weekday holiday |
| Easter Sunday | April 5, 2026 | Sunday | Weekend holiday |
| Easter Monday | April 6, 2026 | Monday | Weekday holiday |
| Labor Day / May Day | May 1, 2026 | Friday | Weekday holiday |
| Mothers' Day | May 10, 2026 | Sunday | Weekend holiday |
| Ascension Day | May 14, 2026 | Thursday | Weekday holiday |
| Whit Sunday | May 24, 2026 | Sunday | Weekend holiday |
| Whit Monday | May 25, 2026 | Monday | Weekday holiday |
| Corpus Christi | June 4, 2026 | Thursday | Weekday holiday |
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FAQ.
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